ZZ Top tops Casino's play list

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Posted Jan. 30, 2013 at 3:15 AM

Posted Jan. 30, 2013 at 3:15 AM

Hampton Beach -- The Casino Ballroom at Hampton Beach is proud to announce two new shows as part of the Budweiser Concert Series. Multi-Platinum mega stars ZZ Top will perform a very intimate show Friday May 17th and Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo will return to the Ballroom Thursday April 25th.

Both shows are on sale Friday, Feb. 1 at 10am sharp.

Show information:

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo

Thursday April 25th

Doors 6pm, Show 8pm

Age 18+

Gold Seats $56.00

Reserved Seats $43.00

General Admission Seats $33.00

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Pat Benatar: she's always been a rule-breaker and a trail-blazer, she remains a bold and distinctive artist both on stage and on record, and now, after more than three decades in rock 'n' roll, she's a bonafide living legend. Songs like "Love is a Battlefield", "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Heartbreaker", "Promises In The Dark" and "We Belong" are as unforgettable now as they were at the dawn of MTV, when Pat emerged, fearless, fighting and forging a path for other female rock stars around the world.

ZZ Top

Friday May 17th

Doors 6pm, Show 8pm

Age 18+

General Admission Show $60.00

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ZZ TOP a/k/a “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” lay undisputed claim to being the longest running major rock band with original personnel intact and in 2004 the Texas trio was be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course, there are only three of them – Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard -- but it’s still a remarkable achievement that they’re still very much together after more than 40 years of rock, blues, and boogie on the road and in the studio. “Yeah,” says Billy, guitarist extraordinaire, “we’re the same three guys, bashing out the same three chords.” With the release of each of their albums the band has explored new ground in terms of both their sonic approach and the material they’ve recorded. ZZ TOP is the same but always changing.

ZZ TOP’s music is always instantly recognizable, eminently powerful, profoundly soulful and 100% Texas American in derivation. The band’s support for the blues is unwavering both as interpreters of the music and preservers of its legacy. It was ZZ TOP that celebrated “founding father” Muddy Waters by turning a piece of scrap timber than had fallen from his sharecropper’s shack into a beautiful guitar, dubbed the “Muddywood.” This totem was sent on tour as a fundraising focus for The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi, site of Robert Johnson’s famed “Crossroads” encounter with the devil. ZZ TOP’s support and link to the blues remains as rock solid as the music they continue to play. They have sold millions of records over the course of their career, have been officially designated as Heroes of The State of Texas, have been referenced in countless cartoons and sitcoms and are true rock icons but, against all odds, they’re really just doing what they’ve always done. They’re real and they’re surreal and they’re ZZ TOP.

Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday, Feb. 1 at 10am sharp.

For tickets and information call 603-929-4100 or visit http://www.casinoballrom.com or http://www.ticketmaster.com

About the Casino Ballroom

Constructed in 1899, the Casino Ballroom at Hampton Beach has solidified itself as New Hampshire’s premiere live entertainment facility. Drawing millions of people through its doors for over 10 decades, the 2,200 seat venue has expanded its season to run from April through November. The Ballroom has played host to entertainments biggest names, from legends like Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and the Doors to current mega stars like Jeff Dunham, Stone Temple Pilots and Counting Crows. As the centerpiece of the Beach, the Ballroom provides an unsurpassed avenue for a diverse line-up of events each year that includes Blues, Country, Rock, Folk, Pop, Oldies, Comedy and Boxing.